As many as 284 people have been put under home isolation across Karnataka by the state Health and Family Welfare Services department for coronavirus symptoms, a health official said on Monday. According to the department’s communicable diseases wing joint director Prakash Kumar, “We are observing 284 people across the state, including in Bengaluru, for coronavirus…

A professor of Political Science at University of Burdwan in West Bengal, Dr Harihar Bhattacharya spoke to The Indian Express about the political undercurrents in the country, the new amendment in the Citizenship Act and the incumbent government. I did my PhD from London School Of Economics and Political Science in UK. I have received…

People who love travelling are often found planning for the next trip as soon as they come back from one. And modern-day travelling is all about looking up places on the internet and head on to the next destination to soothe our soul. With India being a major tourism spot which attracts tourists all across…

India’s unemployment rate rose to 7.78% in February, the highest since October 2019, and up from 7.16% in January, according to data released by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) on Monday, reflecting the impact of a slowdown in the economy. India’s economy expanded at its slowest pace in more than six years in…

New Delhi: The BJP, on Monday, alleged that the violence in Delhi was planned in advance by the “Tukde Tukde gang” and shared a video of former JNU student Umar Khalid to back its claim. In the video, Khalid, who has been facing sedition charges, was heard urging a Muslim gathering to hit the streets in…

A 25-year-old woman allegedly thrashed her six-month-old daughter to death after ‘her husband refused to buy her and the children new clothes for Holi’, police said on Monday. The incident took place in Rampur village in Aligarh district on Saturday night, added police. The accused, Pinky Sharma, was arrested on Sunday and the court sent…

In front of a burnt house in Bhagirathi Vihar Nalla Road in riot-hit northeast Delhi, a man clad in the regulation attire of a politician recounted what happened on Tuesday. “They were chanting slogans with religious overtones. Around 7pm, they started throwing stones at us. I called for police help. But the police asked me…

An excerpt from Jahnavi Barua’s long-awaited second novel, ‘Undertow’. The house was high up on the hill, although not quite at its summit. It had an unobstructed view of its surroundings, and what a view it was. Loya had seen many beautiful places – she had spent enough time in the hills and forests of…

HIV AIDS With the growing number of travel bans, visa restrictions and large scale quarantines, it is safe to say that the world is now in a state of panic with respect to the coronavirus outbreak that has resulted in over 2900 casualties worldwide. The virus has spread to 60 countries and affected tens of…

Assam: 12-year-old girl raped by class 10th students after inviting her for house party Seven boys, who appeared for their class 10 board exams, were arrested for allegedly raping and murdering a 12-year-old girl in Assam’s Biswanath district, said police. The girl was hanged from a tree after the crime that took place on Friday…

Hyderabad: In a shocking incident, a Hyderabad-based software engineer committed suicide after killing his wife and their two children by poisoning them. According to police, four bodies were recovered from their residence in Hasthinapuram in L.B. Nagar in Hyderabad on Monday. Pradeep (40), employed in a leading software firm, his wife Swathi (35) and their two…